Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill, 2011

Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has prepared a Draft Bill called “Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill, 2011”. This is a comprehensive rights based bill for the citizens of the country, providing statutory backing for getting timely services and goods specified in citizens charters of public authorities from Gram Panchayat, Block, District, State up to Central Level. Any violation of the citizens charter will be dealt as a grievance and institutional mechanism has been provided for time-bound grievance redressal and malafide action on the part of responsible officers will lead to penalty / disciplinary action.

Key recommendations in the Draft Bill are:

There will be a Citizens Charter, and a protocol will be put in place.

Bill can be enacted as a central legislation under the concurrent list Item 8 (actionable wrongs) and can cover:

Central Schemes and Central Government Departments

Provide a Platform to States to make this a Grievance Redressal Mechanism for State Schemes and Departments

Bill will incorporate the institution of Information and Facilitation Centre in all public authorities to ensure that Citizens can be facilitated and grievances are systematically recorded and tracked using telephone, sms, web etc.

First level Redress should be within concerned department as proposed. This should be done through a Grievance Redress Officer in each department

The second level redress/ appeal will be at the level of Head of the Department of the public authority.

State Grievance Commissions should be set up as second level appellate authorities.

These documents are placed in the public domain for inviting comments and suggestions which can be forwarded at the following email address by 23.11.2011:

2 Responses

First of all Congratulation. You have done a nice job of bringing out recommendations for Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill, 2011…….my suggestion was that can we mention punishment for officials for not fulfilling their duties….my query was is it applicable for councils and corporations?……..if not than they also should come under this bill.

Government will succeed in its nobel goal only when it controls the growing corruption in its system. Government servant may maintain and secure the credibility of their posts. For example in on line grievance redressal, they will not provide you grievance registration number. Whether in such circumstances, any poor and illiterate can get the redressal of his grievance. When the R.T.I. Act 2005 was broughtup , every one expected some transparency in government system but complaint number 169 of year 2009 still awaits disposal in U.P.S.I.C. Its next next date of hearing is 1-Aug-2012. If unfortunately , I will not attend the hearing of commission on any day, then on that day case will be disposed in favour of respondent.

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